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... screening tools. Chapter 078. Prevention and Early Detection of Cancer (Part 9) Breast Cancer Breast self-examination, clinical breast examination by a care giver, and mammography have ... cost of lower specificity. The false-positive rate for rehydrated FOBT is high; 1–5% of persons tested have a positive test. Only 2–10% of those with occult blood in...

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... a Summary of the screening procedures recommended for the general population by U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), the American Cancer Society (ACS), and the Canadian Task Force on Prevention ... years after first intercourse or by age 21. Yearly for standard Pap; every 2 years with liquid test. Fair evidence to include in examination of sexually active wome...

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... to Chapter 078. Prevention and Early Detection of Cancer (Part 1) Harrison's Internal Medicine > Chapter 78. Prevention and Early Detection of Cancer Prevention and Early Detection ... Detection of Cancer: Introduction Improved understanding of carcinogenesis has allowed cancer prevention and early detection (also known as...

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... through use of protective clothing and changing patterns of outdoor activities can reduce skin cancer risk. Sunscreens decrease the Chapter 078. Prevention and Early Detection of Cancer (Part 2) ... of breast and prostate cancer by absorbing and inactivating dietary estrogenic and androgenic cancer promoters. However, two large prospective cohort stud...

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... thought to act as cancer initiators and/ or promoters. Chapter 078. Prevention and Early Detection of Cancer (Part 3) Cancer Chemoprevention Chemoprevention involves the use of specific natural ... gas Cancer of the lung, head and neck, nasal sinuses Nickel dust Cancer of the lung, nasal sinuses Phenacetin Cancer of the renal pelvis and bladd...

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... of statin use showed no protective effect of statins on overall cancer incidence or death. Chapter 078. Prevention and Early Detection of Cancer (Part 4) Chemoprevention of Cancers of ... risk of lung cancer for those taking β-carotene; fewer of its participants were smokers than those in the ATBC and CARET studies. Chemoprevention of Colon Canc...

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... head and neck cancer, and Helicobacter pylori is associated with gastric cancer Chapter 078. Prevention and Early Detection of Cancer (Part 5) Chemoprevention of Breast Cancer Hormonal ... Vaccines and Cancer Prevention A number of infectious agents cause cancer. Hepatitis B and C are linked to liver cancer, some human papilloma virus (HPV) st...

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... 078. Prevention and Early Detection of Cancer (Part 6) Cancer Screening Screening is a means of detecting disease early in asymptomatic individuals, with the goal of decreasing morbidity and ... candidates for chemoprevention and screening; however, efficacy of these interventions in the high-risk population should be investigated. Currently, persons at hi...

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... the opinions of respected authorities based on clinical Chapter 078. Prevention and Early Detection of Cancer (Part 7) Potential Biases of Screening Tests The common biases of screening ... treatment of cancers that would never have caused medical problems can lead to the harm of unnecessary treatment and give patients the anxiety of a cancer diagnosi...

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... prostate cancer screening. Chapter 078. Prevention and Early Detection of Cancer (Part 10) Lung Cancer Chest x-ray and sputum cytology have been evaluated in randomized lung cancer screening ... prostate cancers. No trial has yet demonstrated the benefit of prostate cancer screening and treatment. The placebo arm of the Prostate Cancer Prevention T...

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